police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
moneymaking; earning money
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
article; news story; report; account
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly